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Tuning:	E A D G B E
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Author McNuggets100 [a] 214.
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                       BLACKENED - Metallica - 1988
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Tabbed by: McNuggets100
Email: mcnuggets100@optusnet.com.au
 
This is a great song. I reckon Metallica's 5th best, after
Master of Puppets, One, Fade to Black & Enter Sandman.
The main riff is very fast picked and the open E is barely
audible. I have not marked the palm-mutes, but it is pretty
obvious where they are. The solo is super hard and you almost
need to be as good as Kirk to play it ;)
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|------------14-15-17-18-17-15--15-17-15--15----2-3-5-6-5-3--3-5-3--3-----|
B|------------12-17-19-20-19-17--17-19-17--17--4-4-5-7-8-7-5--5-7-5--5-----|
G|---------------------------------------------4---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------4-5-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------4-5-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------2-3-|
 
e|-7-3-5-6-5-3--3-5-3--3--------------------------------------------|
B|-4-5-7-8-7-5--5-7-5--5-----4-5-7-8-7-5--5-7-5--5------------------|
G|-------------------------4----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------3-----------2-|
A|----------------------------------------------------1-----2-33--2-|
E|------------------------------------------------------2-3-----1-0-|
 
 
[Riff 1]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------| x3
D|-------------------------8-----------------3-----------|
A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-8-1-----2-33--|
E|-0---0---0-------0---0--(6)--0---0---0-------2-3-----1-|
                     (Only 2nd time)
 
 
[Riff 2]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------3-----------2-2---3-----------2-2-|
A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7-1-----2-2---2-2---1-----2-2---2-2-|
E|-0---0---0-------0---0---6-----2-3-----3-0-0-----2-3-----3-0-0-|
 
 
[Riff 3]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|-------------------------8-----------------3-----------|
A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-8-1-----2-33--|
E|-0---0---0-------0---0--(6)--0---0---0-------2-3-----1-|
                 (Only 2nd & 4th time)
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
e|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
B|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
G|---------------------------| x7   |--------------------------| x1
D|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-----2-1----|      |--5-5-5-5-5-5-1-5-5-2-1---|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-3-----3--|      |--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----3-|
 
e|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
B|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
G|---------------------------| x3   |--------------------------| x1
D|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-----2-1----|      |--5-5-5-5-5-5-1-5-5-2-1---|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-3-----3--|      |--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----3-|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
e|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------||-----------------------------| x1.5
D|-------------------------8---||-----------------3-----------|
A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7-||---7---7---7-8-7-1-----2-33--|
E|-0---0---0-------0---0--(6)--||-0---0---0---------2-3-----1-|
                     (Only 2nd time)
 
 
[1st Chorus]
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9-----7----5--------------------------7-----5-5-5----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-9-----7----5----4---555--555--2-------7-----5-5-5-4~~--5-----4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-7-----5----3----4---555--555--2-------5-----3-3-3-4~~--5-----4-4-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-2---333--333--0---0-0---0-0-------2~~--3-0-0-2-2-|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------| x1
D|-------------------------8-------------------3-----------|
A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-8-7-1-----2-33--|
E|-0---0---0-------0---0-------0---0---0---------2-3-----1-|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
e|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
B|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
G|---------------------------| x3   |--------------------------| x1
D|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-----2-1----|      |--5-5-5-5-5-5-1-5-5-2-1---|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-3-----3--|      |--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----3-|
 
e|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
B|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
G|---------------------------| x3   |--------------------------| x1
D|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-----2-1----|      |--5-5-5-5-5-5-1-5-5-2-1---|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-3-----3--|      |--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----3-|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
e|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------||-----------------------------| x1.5
D|-------------------------8---||-----------------3-----------|
A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7-||---7---7---7-8-7-1-----2-33--|
E|-0---0---0-------0---0--(6)--||-0---0---0---------2-3-----1-|
                     (Only 2nd time)
 
 
[2nd Chorus]
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9-----7----5--------------------------7-----5-5-5----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-9-----7----5----4---555--555--2-------7-----5-5-5-4~~--5-----4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-7-----5----3----4---555--555--2-------5-----3-3-3-4~~--5-----4-4-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-2---333--333--0---0-0---0-0-------2~~--3-0-0-2-2-|
 
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-5-----4-4---3-3----2~~~~|
A|-5-----4-4---3-3----2~~~~|
E|-3-0-0-2-2---1-1----0~~~~|
 
 
[Riff 4]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------3-------------------------------8----| x4
D|--------2---------2-----2---------------2---------8-8-8----|
A|----0-1-------------1---------------0-1-----------8-8-6----|
E|--0-------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-6-6------|
 
 
[Riff 5]
 
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------| x2
D|--2-2---------2-2---------2-2---------2-1----|
A|--2-2---------2-2---------2-2---------2-1----|
E|------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------|
 
 
[Riff 6]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------| x1
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|----3-4---------4-4---------4-4---------4-3----|
E|--0-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1----|
 
 
[Riff 7]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------3-------------------------------8----| x4
D|--------2---------2-----2---------------2---------8-8-8----|
A|----0-1-------------1---------------0-1-----------8-8-6----|
E|--0-------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-6-6------|
 
 
[Riff 8]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------| x1
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|----3-4---------4-4---------4-4---------4-3----|
E|--0-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1----|
 
 
[Solo]
 
e|----------------------------------------------\
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|------7-9-------7-9-------7-9--10/7--9h10p9---|
A|-10/7-9-10-10/7-9-10-10/7-9-10------10h12p10--|
E|----------------------------------------------\
                                                 \ x2
e|------------------------------------------------\
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7-9-------7-9--11--9h11p9-------|
D|------7-9-------9-10-10/7-9-10-12-10h12p10-9--7-|
A|-10/7-9-10-10/7----------------------------10-9-|
E|------------------------------------------------/
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------7-8----7-8-10-8h10p8-7-|
G|------7-9-------7-9-------7-9--11--9h11p9-------7-9-------7-9-9--7-9-11-9h11p9-7-|
D|-10/7-9-10-10/7-9-10-10/7-9-10-12-10h12p10-10/7-9-10-10/7-----10-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------7--------7-8--7h8p7----------|
B|-------7-8----7-8----7-8-10-8h10p8----7-8----10/7-8-8-10/7-8-10-8h10p8-8-10/7--|
G|-9--9--7-9-9--7-9-9--7-9-11-9h11p9-9--7-9-9---------9------------------9-------|
D|-10-10-----10-----10---------------10-----10-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------7-8-8-7----7---------------------------------|
B|-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7---------10---10-8-10-8-7-8-7---7-------------|
G|-9/9-----9-----9-----9-----9--------------------------------9---9-7-9-7-6-7-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------7-9-7h9p7----7-9-10-12-12-10-9-7----7-|
B|--------------------7-8-7h8p7---7-8-11-----------11---------------------11---|
G|6-----6h7p6---6-7-9-----------9----------------------------------------------|
D|--7-9-------9----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-9-10-12-9--t19p12-t19p10-t19p10p9-t18p10-t18p8-t18p8p7--------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------t17p8-t17p7-t17p7p5-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-t17p8-t17p7-t17p7p5-t17p8p7-t17p8p7-t17p8p7p5\3/5-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-12^-12^-12^-p10-12-10h12p10-9-10-9-10-9-7-6-19^-19^--18-15-14-15-15p14-|
B|-10^-10^-10^-p8--10--8h10p8--7-8--7-8--7-----17^-17^--16-13-12-13-13p12-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----15p14----12-14-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-|
B|-17-13p12-15-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-------12-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-18-14-12-19----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------5--5-5-5---4-4--5--5-5-5---4-4--|
A|-----------------------------------------5--5-5-5---4-4--5--5-5-5---4-4--|
E|-----------------------------------------3--3-3-3-0-2-2--3--3-3-3-0-2-2--|
 
e|--------------19-24-22-20-19-23-21-19-17-20-19-17-15-19-17-15-14-14-17-|
B|-------13^-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------13^-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-17p15-14-12-11-12-15-14-12-10-9-10-9-10-14-12-10-9-8-9-12-10-8-7---------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------10^-10^-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12p10-8-7---7-8-7---7-----------7---------0---0---------0-\/\/\--12------|
G|-----------9-------9---9-7-9---7---9-7---9---7---2----------------12------|
D|---------------------------------------9-----------4-2-0----------12------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------7h8p7----7-8-8h10h12-12-10-8-7--|
B|----------------------------7-8-7---7-8-10-------10------------------------|
G|-7h9-7----5h7-5-4-5-4----/9-------9----------------------------------------|
D|-------10-------------4----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------7--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------10p8-7--5////------------------------------------------|
G|-9-7--7-5------------5////--12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-11p0-11p0-|
D|-9-7--7-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-16p0-16p0-16p0-16p0-16p0-16p0-14p0-14p0-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-2p0-2p0-2h4p0-4p0-5p0-5p0-4p0-4p0--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-5p0-5p0-7p0-7p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-9p0-5^-\/\/\/\/\--|
D|---------------------------------5^-\/\/\/\/\--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Riff 9]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|-------------------------8-------------------3---------|
A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-8-7-1-----33--|
E|-0---0---0-------0---0--(6)--0---0---0---------2-3---1-|
                 (Only 2nd & 4th time)
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
e|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
B|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
G|---------------------------| x3   |--------------------------| x1
D|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-----2-1----|      |--5-5-5-5-5-5-1-5-5-2-1---|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-3-----3--|      |--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----3-|
 
e|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
B|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
G|---------------------------| x3   |--------------------------| x1
D|---------------------------|      |--------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-----2-1----|      |--5-5-5-5-5-5-1-5-5-2-1---|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-3-----3--|      |--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----3-|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
e|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------||-----------------------------| x1.5
D|-------------------------8---||-----------------3-----------|
A|---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7-||---7---7---7-8-7-1-----2-33--|
E|-0---0---0-------0---0--(6)--||-0---0---0---------2-3-----1-|
                     (Only 2nd time)
 
 
[3rd Chorus]
 
e|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------|-9-----7----5--------------------------7-----5-5-5----------------| x2
D|-2-2-2-2-|-9-----7----5----4---555--555--2-------7-----5-5-5-4~~--5-----4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-|-7-----5----3----4---555--555--2-------5-----3-3-3-4~~--5-----4-4-|
E|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-2---333--333--0---0-0---0-0-------2~~--3-0-0-2-2-|
(Only 1st time)
 
 
[Outro]
 
e|-----------------|     |--------------------------------|
B|-----------------|     |--------------------------------|
G|-----------------|     |--------------------------------|
D|-5-----4-4---3-3-|     |---------------------------9----|
A|-5-----4-4---3-3-|     |---7---7---7-8-7---7---7---7----|
E|-3-0-0-2-2---1-1-|     |-0---0---0-------0---0---6-0----|
 
 
************************************
 
| (n)  Ghost note
|  h   Hammer-on
|  p   Pull-off
|  t   Tapping
|  /   Slide up
|  \   Slide down
|  ~   Vibrato
 
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unf*%#@!g believable. good work. have a cold beer for that one.
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Good job on the tapping, nobody seem to get it right
I play the slow part, RIFF 4, like this. similar but more correct easy |---------------------------------------------------8--| |---------------------------------------------------8--| |-------7-2-2-2-2-----8-7-2-2-2-2-------7-2-2-2-2---6--| |-0-5-6---0-0-0-0-5-6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-6---0-0-0-0-6-6--| . . . . . . . . . . . . then its |-----------------------------------------------------8--| |---------------------8-------------------------------8--| |-------7-2-2-2-2-7-----7-2-2-2-2-------7-2-2-2-2-----6--| |-0-5-6---0-0-0-0---6-----0-0-0-0-0-5-6---0-0-0-0-0-6-6--| . . . . . . . . . . . .